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Haydn and Mozart as Cultural Constructs
MUSC121 SP

This course is an intensive exploration of the music and the lives of Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, examining how these composers both shaped and reflected the culture of the 18th-century. This course will give detailed consideration to their musical works; listening strategies will be developed through the examination of compositions in various genres. The course will also investigate how the images of these artists have been fashioned and refashioned according to the changing requirem ents of European society. No prior training in music is presumed.

MAJOR READINGS

Jens Peter Larsen, THE NEW GROVE HAYDN (New York, 1982) Griesinger and Dies, HAYDN: TWO CONTEMPORARY PORTRAITS, trans. Vernon Gotwals (Madison, 1968) Selections from H.C. Robbins Landon, "Haydn: Chronicle and Works", 5 vols. (Bloomington, 1976-80) Stanley Sadie, THE NEW GROVE MOZART (New York, 1982) Otto Deutsch, MOZART: A DOCUMENTARY BIOGRAPHY, 3rd. ed. (London, 1990) Selections from Emily Anderson, trans. and ed., "The Letters of Mozart and His Family", 3rd ed. (London, 1985) Assigned readings in primary and secondary sources.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will be given weekly listening assignments, which will be the subject of periodic examinations. Written assignments will focus on methods of scholarly research, documentation, and argumentation.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA MUSC    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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